Next Friday, August 6th (6-9:30 pm) @ N&P, we’ve got an action-packed art double-header!

From Portland Oregon, N&P will be hosting,
Mark Warren Jacques and Seth Neefus’
FREE LIFE CENTER
Free Life Center is a large scale freestanding installation crafted from salvaged building materials. The one-room structure emanates the artists’ homespun aesthetic and their commitment to a high level of DIY craftsmanship. The construction is modular ( built in sections) and can be adapted to suit a variety of configurations along their journey, whether it is a traditional gallery space or a site-specific event outdoors. (more info here)

~ ALSO, THE SAME NIGHT ~

Valerie George’s Touring Sound Experiment,
NAM JUNE PSYCHE
“I was driving thru a powerful storm in Pensacola, and the sound of the rain pounding on the roof and hood made me curious to hear what that force might sound like on a finely tuned set of drums. Then I got the idea of writing a song specifically for a hurricane.” – Valerie George
“This is one incredible lady. Part head of sculpture at the University of West Florida, part drummer, part visual artist, part creative genius. What do you get when you put all those things together? Valerie George – creator of one of the coolest drum kits around.” – Tom Tom Magazine

(View the event on Facebook)

Jet Blue Airlines has a blog & they like us and we like that. (thanks airline dudes!) Check it out.

We just updated our Gallery Listings page to let you know what’s happening at N&P in the next few months. Check it out and plan accordingly.

* In addition to the works on the walls their will be an installation & mural by Kyle Ranson & Oliver Halsman Rosenberg (both of which will be in attendance).

Geoffrey Ellis just dropped off his latest photozine: Get Off My Lawn! and it’s a beauty.

Get Off My Lawn is a 48-page photo-zine, edited and published by Geoffrey Ellis. The zine features the work of eleven photographers who are 34 years and older. Get Off My Lawn is a tongue-in-cheek response to the calls for entry, contests and publications that require “emerging photographers” to be somewhere between the ages of 18 and 34.
The zine showcases photographers who are working just as hard as those in the 18-34 range to produce great work.

Contributors: Noah Beil, Geoffrey Ellis, Grant Ernhart, Alan W George, Liz Kuball, Sarah Lacy, Ian Lemmond, Jennifer Loeber, Dalton Rooney, Andrew Martin Scott, Justin Visnesky

The first edition of 222 hand-numbered copies, with 11 different covers are available at N&P (10 bucks each!).

Hope you all had a good holiday weekend! N&P is back in action and open daily 12-7pm…

Sunday for the 4th of July. We’ll be back in action on Monday the 5th!

There’s some large happenings afoot N&P. Firstly, we’re putting off our 7 YEAR anniversary show for now… Why?
Well, BECAUSE WE’RE DOING A SHOW at KRETS GALLERY in MALMO SWEDEN INSTEAD! (we figured you’d understand).
We’re stoked, it’s going to be great. N&P’s show at KRETS is slated to open August 14, 2010 (more details to come).

…And then when we get back, we’ll be releasing our first professional publishing effort into the world!
Morph Traits by Daniel Higgs & Kyle Ranson, Book Release and Art Show
opens September 9th, 2010.
So stay tuned folks!

The No More Bummers release was really great last night. We’ve got issue #5 fully stocked in the shop. …Comin’ git it!

This Thursday,
June 10, 2010 at 7:30 – 9:30 pm
N&P proudly presents,

No More Bummers #5 Release Party
NMB editor, Jason File, will be reading a story at 8 p.m. and then Mr. Mark (Moot) Deutsch will be playing some songs. Come have a drink, listen to some words/music, and bask in the ephemerality of it all! (Don’t miss out on this – Honestly, No More Bummers is one of my favorite zine reads of this last year)

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No More Bummers is a five part compendium documenting the embellished wanderings of a young person across three continents, various metropolises, and many public transportation systems; all accomplished while traversing the peaks and valleys of your basic emotional spectrum. Full of half-truths, mild epiphanies, and sincere curiosity, with an emphasis placed on conveying the beauty or sadness of particular moments, rather than the usual narrative arc.

Flyer from N&P’s opening day show on 6.7.03

Needles & Pens opened 7 years ago today! Happy Birthday to us… Yippeee!

Mr. Allen Bamburger posted up a few shots from the opening night of Sao Paulo x San Francisco show on ArtBusiness.com

Pics of the SP x SF show are up! Also be sure to check out the opening night shots of the show on fecalface.com Oh, and Mildred posted up some behind the scenes shots of him and Pacolli installing the SP x SF show.

SAO PAULO x SAN FRANCISCO
Opens Tonight @ N&P 6-9:30 p.m.

A group Brazilian art show curated by Pacolli,
Featuring:
Stephan Doitschinoff, Carlos Dias, Danielone, Silvana Mello, Marcio Duarte, Znort, Luciana Araujo, Pacolli, & Diego Medina

SEE YOU THERE!

That’s right, Brazil comes to SF this Saturday night at N&P 6-9:30 p.m.. SEE YOU THERE.

Needles & Pens presents,
SAO PAULO x SAN FRANCISCO
A group Brazilian art show curated by Pacolli,
Featuring:
Stephan Doitschinoff, Carlos Dias, Danielone, Silvana Mello, Marcio Duarte, Znort, Luciana Araujo, Pacolli, & Diego Medina

Opening Reception
Saturday May 22, 2010
6-9:30 p.m.
@ Needles & Pens

(visit the SP x SF facebook page for more info)

That’s right folks, Nick Mann’s show is coming to an end this weekend. Next Saturday we bring you, SP x SF. Here’s the scoop:

Needles & Pens presents,
SAO PAULO x SAN FRANCISCO
A group Brazilian art show curated by Pacolli,
Featuring:
Stephan Doitschinoff, Carlos Dias, Danielone, Silvana Mello, Marcio Duarte, Znort, Luciana Araujo, Pacolli, & Diego Medina

Opening Reception
Saturday May 22, 2010
6-9:30 p.m.
@ Needles & Pens

(visit the SP x SF facebook page for more info)

Sorry for the lag! The photos from Don’t Take Vaccines are up. A lot of the work has sold, but there’s a bunch left. Don’t sleep on Nick’s work or you’ll regret it later, take my word for it, the kid’s got talent and he’s on the move. Buy now while it’s affordable.

Meighan is in town from Boston and posted up some shots from the opening of Doodles show @ N&P on Friday. Check ‘em out over at My Love for You (we’ll be posting pics soon too, keep your pants on).

This Monday April 12, at 7PM – Needles & Pens presents, Microcosm Publishing’s multi-faceted west coast multimedia tour! …This is not to be missed!

“This April the Post-Punk Extravaganza tour will feature traveling vegan chef/author Joshua Ploeg doing a “cooking show” from his book In Search of the Lost Taste as well as making some interesting vegan snacks for all. Joe Biel will be showing the Plan-It X Records Documentary, If It Ain’t Cheap, It Ain’t Punk!, and doing Q&A, and setting up a well-stocked zine/book table. Also, Mia Partlow and Michael Hoerger of the upcoming Edible Secrets book and the brand-new Curious Case of the Communist Jell-o Box poster zine will be showing up with a mobile museum and document library on the fascinating secret history of food and espionage.

Thanks to all that came out last night were merry. The opening reception for Don’t Take Vaccines was a grand affair.
…After spending 3 days and nights in the gallery, Breezy and I came in and looked behind the curtain to find Nick covered in paint and charcoal. He looked like some kind of desperate chimney sweep, but, the walls were covered with amazing murals and installation pieces. Doodles really out did himself this time.

Full pics of the show and art work to go up in a couple days. Thanks!